Concept information
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
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Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Preferred term
Giant Cell Arteritis
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton
- Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton's
- Giant Cell Arteritis, Horton
- Horton Disease
- Horton Giant Cell Arteritis
- Horton's Disease
- Hortons Disease
- Horton's Giant Cell Arteritis
Scope note
- A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous vasculitis with transmural infiltrate containing multinucleated GIANT CELLS. The TEMPORAL ARTERY is commonly involved. This disorder appears primarily in people over the age of 50. Symptoms include FEVER; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; visual impairment; pain in the jaw and tongue; and aggravation of pain by cold temperatures. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed)
History note
- 2008 (1963)
In other languages
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Finnish
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arteritis temporalis
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Hortonin arteriitti
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ohimovaltimon tulehdus
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ohimovaltimotulehdus
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temporaaliarteriitti
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Swedish
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Hortons arterit
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Storcellsarterit
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Temporalarterit
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Temporalisarterit
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013700
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